A Defence Force inquiry into fatal attacks in Afghanistan has found two New Zealand soldiers were probably injured by friendly fire and and two were killed by insurgents during an apparent ambush.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested following a shooting in the Auckland suburb of Orakei this afternoon.
Artist's impressions of a new pavilion for Wellington's Basin Reserve that will block out a proposed flyover near the historic cricket ground have been unveiled.
The cartoonist who penned two controversial cartoons won't apologise for them and says they weren't racist because they depict a mix of ethnicities.
Tame Iti may take legal action against the police after an Independent Police Conduct Authority report into the Uruwera raids found they acted "unlawfully, unjustifiably and unreasonably".
A man who was sentenced to home detention after permanently disabling an elderly woman when he robbed her of her bag at an Auckland shopping mall was given a "manifestly inadequate" sentence, a court has been told.
The number of workplace tests for synthetic drugs has increased dramatically recently as bosses attempt to crack down on workers using the products.
A health professional who has dedicated her career to injury prevention says her Queen's Birthday honour came "out of the blue".
Heavy frosts expected tonight could lead to treacherous driving conditions in the morning.
Consumers should enjoy lower electricity prices with a multi-million dollar upgrade to the high-voltage electricity link between the North and South Islands, the electricity industry says.
The Ministry of Education is the latest Government department to admit to a privacy breach.
Top New Zealand chefs say it will be a long time before diners here will be able to stomach ordering insects for dinner.
A restructure and the loss of more than 70 full-time roles from the Department of Conservation will have a negative impact on the environment, conservation advocates say.
A Porirua man who was shot and Tasered by police while allegedly attacking his pregnant partner has appeared in court and been granted name suppression.
Telecom has launched an urgent investigation into another spam attack on some Yahoo!Xtra customers.
Housing valuations are the highest in seven years, prompting a slowdown in the market as some buyers hold off until prices become more affordable, according to property valuation experts.
Shiploads of straw from the South Island could be transported to desperate North Island farmers if the dry weather continues, Federated Farmers says.
The plane that crashed into the sea off the Waikato coast, killing 2degrees chief executive Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy, has broken into pieces on the seabed, divers have discovered.
Aucklanders have been given their first warning about the impact of the city's driest summer in 50 years as other regions continue to reel from drought.
Police could have prevented the death of Hamilton woman Diane White who was killed after being attacked by her neighbour with a hammer, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.
